Mammals
Mammals are special. Name 2 reasons why.
1. We are mammals.
2. The largest animals on the earth are mammals.
3. Mammals are the most well known animals.
4. Mammals are the most successful animals on earth.
5. More baby mammals survive to adulthood than any other animal.
Name 2 types of reptiles.
Chameleons, slithering snakes, and swimming turtles.
Which animals are endothermic?
From the Greek word endon meaning "within" or "inside" and the Greek word therme meaning "heat" and -ic meaning "relating to"
Endothermic means "heat from within"
Mammals and Birds
Have hollow bones
Birds
All animals have lots of cells
Multicellular
Are mammals endothermic or ectothermic?
Endothermic! Endo means "within"; therm means "heat".
What does the skin of reptiles feel and look like?
Which animals are ectothermic (cold blooded)?
Reptiles, Fish, and Amphibians
Gills when young and lungs when older
Amphibians
Need two parents
Reproduce sexually
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bats
Are reptiles endothermic or ectothermic?
Ectothermic -
From the Greek word ektos meaning "outside"
and the Greek word therme meaning "heat"
and -ic meaning "relating to"
I am an ectothermic vertebrate with gills that allow me to breathe in water and get oxygen. What am I?
A fish
A snake, a turtle, a lizard, and an alligator are all what class of animal?
Reptile
Eat other animals
"Cold-blooded" animals whose body temperature changes based on their environment
Ectothermic
From the Greek word ektos meaning "outside"
and the Greek word therme meaning "heat"
and -ic meaning "relating to"
How can I make sure an animal I am looking at is a reptile?
It has scales!
Where would I look for an animal with a backbone on the scientific classification model?
Phylum: Chordata
Are not plants or make their own food
Do not have cell walls or chloroplasts
The skin of an amphibian is...
Smooth and slimy!
Will I see the word invertebrate or vertebrate in formal classification? Yes or No?
No.
All require two elements
All require oxygen and water.